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+header format:
+  dword: offset of main area start
+  dword: number of main area entries
+  dword: offset of name area start
+  dword: offset of data area start
+
+main area entry format:
+  dword: offset into name area of setting name
+  byte: setting name length
+  byte: setting type
+    0x00: string
+    0x01: color
+    others: reserved
+  word: reserved
+  qword:
+    if sz string:
+      dword: offset into data area of start
+      dword: length of string
+    if color:
+      byte: red value
+      byte: green value
+      byte: blue value
+      byte: reserved
+      dword: reserved
+
+currently used settings:
+  "kbd-layout", sz string:
+    the name of the scancode table for the keyboard driver to use.
+    if it is <layout>, the file at sys/scantabs/<layout>.sct is loaded.
+  "wm-border-color", color:
+    the color to use for window borders
+\ No newline at end of file